Experiment 1259235
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Organism | Ephedra sinica (EPHEDRACEAE) |
| Citation | CHRISTENSEN,BV: HINER,LD:. (1939). CULTIVATION OF EPHEDRA SINICA IN SOUTH DAKOTA.. 28() |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | THE TITLE PLANT GROWN IN SOUTH DAKOTA(USA) PRODUCES VIABLE SEEDS FROM WHICH IT CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY PROPAGATED. SEEDS SOWN IN THE SPRING FROM MARCH 28 TO MAY 19 GERMINATE WELL AND THE PLANTS DEVELOP SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO WINTER IN THE FIELD. THE TITLE PLANT TRANSPLANTS VERY WELL ESPECIALLY WHEN CARE IS TAKEN TO USE PLENTY OF WATER AROUND THE PLANTS WHEN THEY ARE RESET. PROPAGATION FROM ROOTSTOCK IS BEST. STEM CUTTINGS DO NOT ROOT. IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT ONE ACRE WILL ACCOMODATE ABOUT 6,500 PLANTS. MULCHING OF PLANTS IS UNNECESSARY. EPHEDRA IS ESSENTIALLY A DRY LAND PLANT AND DOES NOT DO WELL IN LOW WET SURROUNDINGS. PLANTS ARE DISEASE AND INSECT RESISTANT. EPHEDRINE CONTENT OF FOUR-YEAR OLD PLANTS UNDER CULTIVATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA(USA) IS ABOUT EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF IMPORTED CHINESE-DERIVED DRUG PLANT. |
| Number | 2 |
| Qualitative result | . |